Living and working in the microcosm of UCLA can be quite the experience.  With each person I meet, I can find about three different ways that I connect to them, whether through mutual contacts, shared passions, or similar work/volunteer/student organization involvement.  It’s really crazy when you meet someone and connect to them on so many fronts, which just makes the bond that much stronger.  I probably also experience this a bit more because of my tendency to be a social butterfly, with my contacts spread out far and wide.  I’ve been involved in so many things in many different ways that there’s bound to be some common ground beyond just the UCLA connection.  It’s really cool!

Perhaps that’s part of why it’s so hard for me to leave this Bruin world.  I quite enjoy walking around and running into people I meet.  There’s really nothing quite like catching up with an old friend and seeing how much things have changed.  It’s also so nice to make a new friend and already have so much in common with them.  This campus really is like a little world of its own and it’s a wonderful community to be a part of.